What will we do with those we fear, despise, or oppose?
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These days, it seems that some politicians can build a “base” by promising to just get rid of anyone their fans fear, despise, or oppose.
It’s not the politicians that bother me as much as those who believe them.
Do they think that by putting Democrats in office, all Republicans will either be forced, or just retreat, back into their “basket”?
Or do they think that by putting Republicans in office, all Democrats will be forced, or just retreat, to the coasts, college campuses, and inner cities?
A lot of people these days seem to think that the solution to every problem is to just make people they don’t like…disappear.
Does anyone else see the problem with this?
For one, it is impractical and…impossible. Anyone who has ever been part of a family ought to know this. I’m not even talking about extended family. Three people and one dog live in our...